Netflix documentary 'Crip Camp' charts how an inclusive 1960-70s summer camp in the Catskills shaped activists who are fighting for equality today amid the COVID-19 crisis

Lawsuit challenging governor's order to shutter overnight programs likely won't yield results in time; Jewish leaders urge civil disobedience, say camp provides essential education

Lawmakers from the religious community have become increasingly vocal as playgrounds remain shut and families with 10 or more children are limited to their cramped apartments

Whistleblower in federal lawsuit alleges law enforcement broke laws by monitoring, storing information on gun buyers, protesters, staffers at Seeds of Peace summer camp

However, network of North American institutions remain confident that they will survive into next year

Some programs consider turning into socially distanced family retreats with rentable bungalows similar to the Catskills, as they seek to salvage a key experience for many US Jews

Jewish movement shutters network, all trips for the 1st time in 70 years due to coronavirus; at least 1 Conservative camp also cancels

But directors aren't yet worried that programs will be substantially hindered — even as synagogues are shuttered, day schools are closed and some international travel is banned

For many American Jews the summer retreats are key experiences fostering lifelong connections. One man began a decades-long friendship with a music icon, and wrote a book about it

Video posted by the Palestinian Authority shows counselors helping kids rip up and torch pictures in protest of US economic plan